Tesla Cybertruck Is Now Available To Lease, If You Can Stomach The High Monthly Payments
Tesla’s Cybertruck has been outselling rivals like the Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lightning in recent months and now there are even more ways to get your hexagon truck on with lease deals announced Friday.
Elon Musk Is Already Calling In Favors With Trump
We knew Elon Musk wasn’t throwing all that cash and trafficking all those door-knockers for Donald Trump for nothing. It seems like Musk is already calling in the favors, as a new report from the New York Times says Musk is already looking to set up SpaceX employees at the Defense Department.
Driver Leads Police On Mile-Long Reverse Car Chase In Allegedly Stolen Hyundai
Police in Michigan got an unusual view of a high-speed chase last month when a reportedly stolen Hyundai tried to evade capture in a reverse chase
This May Be The Most Hilarious Catalytic Converter Theft Of All Time
Detroit is a world-class city with some F-tier criminals. Several of these criminals went to great lengths this week to steal a single catalytic converter from a used car lot and gained themselves a ton of embarrassment in the process.
Giuliani Has One Week To Hand Over Lauren Bacall's Mercedes Or Risk Contempt Of Court
Disgraced and disbarred former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani’s shameless attempt to hide his possessions, including Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes, from the court may have backfired, as he was ordered to appear in court and threatened with contempt if he fails to comply. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman has now told…
You’ll Have To Win A Japanese Lottery If You Want A Midnight Purple Nissan Z
There are a few colors that just go hand in hand with certain brands: Mazda’s soul red, Renault’s liquid yellow and Nissan’s midnight purple. Thankfully, Nissan is finally bringing its iconic shade of dark purple to the Nissan Z, but you’ll have to win a lottery in Japan if you want to get your hands on one.
Good News! The Morgan Plus Four Is Returning To The U.S. After 20 Years
If you’re in the market for a British sports car, you’ve got a few pretty good options here in America. But if you want that slick runaround to be made of wood and designed more than 70 years ago, your options were severely limited… until now.
It Seems Like People Are Done Paying Over MSRP For New Cars
It seems that the era of people willingly overpaying for new cars may be at an end as data shows that the number of people that willingly let dealers overcharge them for a shiny new piece of metal saw a decrease in the last year.
What’s One Automotive Gimmick You Love To Hate?
The modern car is a pretty marvelous thing when you think about it. They can have slick styling, luxurious interiors packed with all kinds of creature comforts and come with more technology than you can shake a stick at. Some features on new cars, however, are just there to get people talking.
The Annual Debate Over Warming Up Your Car Is Imaginary Nonsense, And I Refuse To Believe It's Real
If you live in the northern hemisphere, winter is supposed to be cold. That’s not as much the case anymore, but with colder weather comes the yearly series of articles that promise to address the serious nature of the debate over warming up your car. It’s also all made up. It’s nonsense. I refuse to believe that…
Rivian Is Still Losing Almost $40,000 On Every Truck It Builds
Good morning! It’s Friday, November 8, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
What Happened To Tesla’s Promised Mexico Gigafactory?
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is a controversial character, but Tesla, the extremely successful producer of the most popular new car in the world last year, is showing no signs of slowing down. Tesla promised to open a new Gigafactory in Mexico last February, but Musk paused discussions about the proposed new Gigafactory…
Traffic Jams: The Last Shadow Puppets - ‘Les Cactus’
Happy Friday! How has your week been? Mine’s been kind of a mixed bag with highs that included a delicious hot chocolate and lows that included a broken washing machine. You win some, you lose some.
Audi Has A New Brand In China Called AUDI That Doesn't Have Audi's Four Rings Because It Is AUDI Not Audi
Audi debuted a new China-only luxury brand this week, revealing a concept car as part of the announcement. The new brand’s name? AUDI. The capital letters are necessary to differentiate it from Audi. How do you know the car is an AUDI instead of an Audi? It says AUDI on the front end in place of the Audi four rings.…
At $4,300, Does This 1992 Olds Cutlass Supreme Cut It?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cutlass Supreme represents Oldsmobile’s first convertible model in nearly 20 years. It would also be its last. Let’s see if such heady responsibility also comes at a heady cost.
The Last Fastest Ocean Liner Set To Become The World’s Largest Artificial Reef
The SS United States was once the fastest ocean liner on the planet, crossing the Atlantic Ocean eastbound in three days and ten hours in 1952. The rusting famed vessel will be heading to its final resting place next week, the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico after efforts to save and restore the SS United States ran…
Ambulance Hits Cyclist Then Charges Him $1,800 For Trip To The Hospital
A cyclist in Oregon was struck by an ambulance last year and the thoughtful rescue service scooped him and took him to the hospital, charging me $2,000 for the trip, of course.
This Lease For A 2024 Fiat 500e At $19 A Month And $0 Down Is Basically A Free Car
The Fiat 500e is small, electric and starts a little under $35,000. It’s also more spacious than the old 500e and comes with significantly more range. Unfortunately for Fiat, there aren’t a lot of places in the U.S. where its small size is an advantage, so it’s a little surprising that Fiat decided to offer it…
F1 Polices Drivers' Language Like They're Children, And For Some Reason, Drivers Don't Like That
There are some truly awful people on the internet, but if you judge based purely on how annoying they are, it’s hard to do much worse than the Language Police. Whether they’re whining about not being able to take you seriously because you said, “shit,” or attacking you for daring to use language they don’t want their…
Base Ford Bronco Returns With A Starting Price Under $40,000
Ford updated the Bronco a little bit for 2025, but the really big news is the return of the base trim, which Ford dropped for the 2024 model year. This drops the entry price for the Bronco over $1,635 verses the outgoing model.
